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question		réponse
thrombus (=blood clot) commencer à apprendre		solid mass which forms in blood vessels
anti-embolic commencer à apprendre		stops an embolus from forming
DVT commencer à apprendre		deep vein thrombosis
anticoagulant commencer à apprendre		usually refers to a medication which inhibits the formation of thromboses
coagulation commencer à apprendre		the process of blood clotting
gallbladder commencer à apprendre		abdominal organ which stores bile
laparoscope commencer à apprendre		surgical instrument which is inserted into the abdomen to visualise the abdominal organs
anaesthetic commencer à apprendre		drug which blocks pain and other sensations before an operation is performed
PCA commencer à apprendre		patient-controlled analgesia
overdose commencer à apprendre		taking excess amounts of medication whit serious health consequences
lock-out time commencer à apprendre		safety measure which prevents patients from continually obtaining analgesia by pressing a patient-control button
keyhole surgery commencer à apprendre		also called minimally invasive surgery because it's performed with the use of a laparoscope, using small incisions or surgical cuts
three or four puncture sites commencer à apprendre		these are just small holes made near your navel
small dressing commencer à apprendre		it's just a light covering to keep the area clean until it heals
mini-drain commencer à apprendre		it's a small plastic container attached to some tubing which takes away any excess blood from your wound
IV - out when eating and drinking commencer à apprendre		you'll come back with an IV and some fluids running, just until you can eat and drink again
swallow reflex - ice chips commencer à apprendre		we check that you can swallow again by trying you with a few ice chips
sml sips H2O commencer à apprendre		as soon as you can manage the ice chips, we'll give you small sips of water
IDC out when PU commencer à apprendre		it can be taken out when you're back on the ward and think you can void again - i mean pass urine
Is everything all right? There's nothing wrong is there? commencer à apprendre		No, not at all, everything's fine
I feel silly being so worried. I'm not normally like this commencer à apprendre		That's OK. It's quite normal to feel a bit apprehensive
There won't be lots of blood, will there? I can't stand the sight of blood commencer à apprendre		no, not much but I can make a note for the rest of the staff to cover the drain for you so you don't see any of it
What about pain? I'm worried that I'll be in a lot of pain commencer à apprendre		You'll have a PCA machine to use for any dicsomfort after the operation. That's what I wanted to show you...
But what if I keep pushing the button? Won't I give myself an overdose? commencer à apprendre		No, don't worry. We program the pump so there's a lock-out time
venodilation commencer à apprendre		stretching or widening of a vein
embolus commencer à apprendre		a blood clot which breaks off and moves freely along a blod vessel
embolism commencer à apprendre		the condition which is caused when a blood clot blocks blood flow
venous stasis commencer à apprendre		the pooling of blood in the veins
1. Venous stasis caused by immobility commencer à apprendre		1. Zastój żylny spowodowany unieruchomieniem
2. Venodilation causes small tears in the inner walls of the veins commencer à apprendre		2. Rozszerzenie żył powoduje niewielkie pęknięcia w wewnętrznych ścianach żył
3. Blood becomes stickier and coagulates more easily commencer à apprendre		3. Krew staje się bardziej lepka i łatwiej ulega krzepnięciu
4. Formation of an embolus commencer à apprendre		4. Powstanie zatoru
5. An embolus blocks blood flow commencer à apprendre		5. Zator blokuje przepływ krwi

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